We know that the security arrangements are key elements of any inward VIP visit.
It is FCDOs Protocol Protective Security and Arrival & Departures Team (PSAD) responsibility to liaise with the Home Office, the Metropolitan Police Service and other agencies who may be involved with security arrangements for VIP visits to the United Kingdom. Delay in providing necessary information could hinder PSAD and other agencies in processing the request for security assistance.
Inward Visits Protection Policy
Under the Government’s Inward Visits Protection Policy (IVPP), the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will provide protective security arrangements for Heads of State, Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers when they are visiting the United Kingdom on official and working visits.
This means that the VIP visitors are either visiting the United Kingdom on a visit at the invitation of His Majesty The King or senior members of His Majesty The King’s Government (HMG) or they are undertaking a working visit to the United Kingdom that includes meetings/ engagement with senior HMG ministers and/ or senior members of the Royal Family. The level of protective security provided depends on the assessment of the threat and risk to the VIP visitor while in the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the IVPP, the MPS will not provide protective security for private visits or transits through the United Kingdom.